Tuesday, July 14, 2015

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Devolution and Planning cabinet secretary is said to wield more power than any other CS earning the moniker of super minister and Prime Minister, reports The Weekly Citizen.

According to an investigative piece carried by the weekly, Anne Waiguru is not corrupt free and she’s mired in graft dealings at the National Youth Service (NYS). President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto have personally defended the CS over allegations of corrupt dealings at the NYS.

Transcend Media: Tony Gatheca is the owner and CEO of the firm that has been contracted at a tune of Sh600 million to do PR work without competitive bidding but from an in-house deal, reports The Weekly Citizen. The Company is reportedly linked to Gatheca’s sister Winnie Wambugu who acts as CS Waiguru personal assistant.

Branspark Supplies Limited: Documents at KRA show the directors of the company as Paul Karingithi and Janet Mwende. According to weekly Citizen, Brandspark directors are Lucy Mukiri, Grace M Wainaina and Julius Muvea Muinde. One of the directors of the company, that is said to have received millions, whose name is given as Grace M Wainaina is a relative of Betty Nyambura Wainana. Betty is the official chief of staff at the Devolution ministry and a close lieutenant of Waiguru and her close asscociate at the ministry.

3. Fresco International. It has five directors but at KRA, only one name of Chris Thiga appears. It is associated with the cartel enjoying Waiguru’s patronage. Other directors are Brian Kuloba and Michael Wamae. Involved in supply of foodstuffs at NYS, the mode of payments it receives just like other firms associated with the cartel surrounding Waiguru is well calculated to avoid any suspicion. The huge payments are broken and paid at intervals of less than a week. For example, Fresco International Limited had purchase order summary created on February 19 2015 as follows. Sh24,950,000 for green grams, Sh21,5000,000 for powder milk, Sh19,000,000 for maize meal and Sh12,000,000 for green grams again. Via the Citizen Weekly.

The super minister is said to have unlimited access to State House with a hotline to State House both at her private residence in Runda and her office. Rumors are rife that she is being groomed to be Uhuru running mate in the 2022 general elections.